Metabolism

Question 1

Energy

Answer 1

The capacity to do work or to cause change

Question 2

4 Forms of Energy

Answer 2

Chemical
Potential
Kinetic
Thermal

Question 3

High grade forms of energy

Answer 3

Chemical
Potential
Kinetic

Question 4

Low grade form of energy

Answer 4

Thermal

Question 5

Chemical energy

Answer 5

Energy in molecules due to structure

Question 6

Potenial energy

Answer 6

Energy possessed by molecules due to their position

Question 7

Kinetic energy

Answer 7

Potential energy that’s been transformed; associated with direct movement of molecules

Question 8

Thermal energy

Answer 8

Energy associated with random movement of molecules

Question 9

Metabolic Rate (definition)

Answer 9

The rate at which an organism converts chemical energy to heat (J/sec or Watts)

Question 10

Metabolic Rate

Answer 10

1. Determines how much energy an animal requires
2. Determines animal’s ecological impact on the environment
3. Is a quantitative measure of total physiological activity

Question 11

Factors that affect metabolic rate

Answer 11

Temperature
Food Ingestion
Exercise
BODY SIZE

Question 12

Metabolic Pathways

Answer 12

Anabolic

Catabolic

Question 13

Anabolic

Answer 13

Building

Question 14

Catabolic

Answer 14

Breaking down

Question 15

Aerobic

Answer 15

Requires oxygen; sustained activity

Question 16

Anaerobic

Answer 16

No oxygen; burst activity

Question 17

3 Stages of Aerobic Metabolism

Answer 17

1. Glycolysis
2. TCA Cycle
3. Oxidative Phosphorylation
   - ETC
   - Chemiosmosis

Question 18

Intermediate Electron Acceptors

Answer 18

NAD & FAD